®Planning appeal decision
Woodside, Hook Green Lane, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7AJ
Planning appeal 3276313 at Woodside, Hook Green Lane, Wilmington, Kent, DA2 7AJ (Dartford Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 April 2022 by Inspector Davies N, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies.
conversion, infill and external alterations to existing brick stable building to form detached dwelling with defined curtilage, parking and amenity space, plus conversion of existing timber building to form 2 stables
- Authority
- Dartford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies N
- Postcode
- DA2 7AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- Whether the site would be a suitable location for housing with regard to the development plan policies
- Whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposed development
What decided it
The substantial harm to the openness of the Green Belt from inappropriate development was not clearly outweighed by the appellant's personal circumstances and other limited benefits, so very special circumstances were not established.
The substantial weight attributed to Green Belt harm (inappropriateness) and disbenefits of poor accessibility outweighed the substantial weight given to the appellant's personal circumstances and the moderate weight given to other benefits, so the appeal failed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS1Policy CS10Policy CS13Policy DP6Policy DP7Policy DP22
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 150Paragraph 138Paragraph 79
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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